Time to eat my words!

Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"



No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On May 14, 7:34 pm, wrote:
Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

snip

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"



No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!


Heck, if you rode this recumbent:
http://www.kingcycle.co.uk/hpvs/Hachi.html
you could *ride* under it at 30 mph and never muss your hair.

P.S. That 4x4 is a pretty poor example. The wheelwells need to be
trimmed so they don't slice the tires at full jounce.

Jeff

if I were riding a recumbent...I wouldnt mind getting ran over by the
truck...

On May 15, 12:17 am, Daniel wrote:
if I were riding a recumbent...I wouldnt mind getting ran over by the
truck...


Hi there.

A recumbent might be lower than a diamond frame but would it not still
get hit by the axels or the axel bunions?

Peter

let me restate:

if i were on a recumbent...I would want to be hit by a truck

On May 14, 11:30 pm, Daniel wrote:
let me restate:

if i were on a recumbent...I would want to be hit by a truck

LOL

On May 15, 2:28 pm, Sir Ridesalot wrote:
On May 15, 12:17 am, Daniel wrote:

if I were riding a recumbent...I wouldnt mind getting ran over by the
truck...

What? There's probably someone out there that will lend you a 'bent if
you're serious(ly mad enough to want to be run over....)

On May 14, 8:28 pm, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

A recumbent might be lower than a diamond frame but would it not still
get hit by the axels or the axel bunions?

Peter

Well, I was thinking of riding *between* the axles of the truck.
There's plenty of clearance under the frame.

Many years ago, when I was building recumbent trikes:
http://home.comcast.net/~jeff_wills/aerocoupe/index.htm , I amused
myself one day by riding circles around the rear tires of a semi-
trailer in the parking lot. Loads of fun... better than mud-bogging!

Jeff

wrote in message
...
Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"



No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That looks like Jobst' bike...

Chas.

On May 15, 3:08 am, "* * Chas" wrote:
wrote in message

...





Previously, I've expressed a certain skepticism about another RBT
poster's occasional observations about big black SUV's.

Here's an utterly devastating reply to my mistaken disbelief:

http://i1.tinypic.com/505ukc2.jpg

Yikes! Such SUV's may be useful somewhere, but a Colorado rancher once
told me that trucks with tires like that end up floating downstream
instead of getting across the creek.

I'm unfamiliar with the ride-single-file bicycle sign. It claims to be
an official California Vehicle Code sign, but it may not even be real:
"The real signs always list the CVC number of the cited code."

The tall yellow bicycle frame and matching pump, plus the down-tube
shifters, should make it clear who sent me the picture, which was
"taken last week on Cliff drive a bit north of Capitola CA (Santa
Cruz)."

But in case the photographer's identity is stil unclear, the subject
line of the email with the picture was "Drive truck!"



No more squabbling from me about big black SUV's--you can roll a
bicycle with a normal-size frame under that thing!

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

That looks like Jobst' bike...


Yep, you can spot those 300,000 mi. spokes in any picture!

Also, that looks like a 'hot air' pump. ;-)